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Tim Van Name discusses the future of cyber conflict and AI-enabled warfare with Andy Sauer.

Former NSA engineer and White House cybersecurity leader Tim Van Name joins Andy Sauer to discuss the future of cyber conflict, AI-enabled warfare, and the growing tension between innovation and bureaucracy. Tim shares lessons from responding to cyber compromises inside the White House, explains why “time” is becoming the most contested domain in modern conflict, and argues that America’s long-term advantage depends on collaboration, ethical leadership, and rethinking how cybersecurity responsibility is shared between governments, companies, and consumers. MORE FROM TIM VAN NAME LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-van-name-2a95652b/ FOLLOW THE WATCHERS Website: https://thewatchers.io LinkedIn: https://thewatchers.io/linkedin Sentinel Blue: https://sblu.us/linked Instagram: / watcherspodcast JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON DISCORD https://thewatchers.io/Discord GET THE AUDIO PODCAST RSS Feed: https://thewatchers.io/feed Episodes: https://thewatchers.io/episodes CONNECT WITH ANDY LinkedIn: https://sblu.us/Andy PRODUCED BY https://www.sentinelblue.com PRODUCTION TEAM https://www.brandready.com/ #TheWatchersPodcast #sentinelblue #cybersecurity #cyberdefense #AI #nationalsecurity…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Sauer

Guest: Tim Van Name

Topics covered

• AI warfare
• cybersecurity
• technological future
• innovation
• bureaucracy
• collaboration

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• AI
• innovation
• cyber warfare
• national security
• technology

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Organizations: NSA, White House, Brand Ready

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